Wow! I haven't read a single book you mentioned. I guess I'm not in the current of the mainstream. I'll have to look over the rest of the list and see it there is anything there.
If you're open to the audio version, the recording of The Warmth of Other Suns is outstanding. Robin Miles is a fantastic narrator, and she makes the stories of these individuals really come alive. Also, nice to see your nods to Roth. 🙂
Re: Cormac McCarthy. I haven’t read him, but I know what you mean about authors writing for Hollywood, rather than literature. I’ve seen this in other popular authors who had film adaptations made of their books. The prose becomes screenplay-esque. Sometimes it’s a shame, but with popular authors it’s almost what one expects. Thanks for your succinct reviews of these titles. 😺✌️
I read Station Eleven as a book to screen read- knowing I’d watch the series. I thought the book was pretty good. The series was okay to a point.. and then just pissed me off to the point of not wanting to read her anymore. I really wish you’d have put up the book covers. Interesting grading! :) I’ll give you a B++ Still, wanna read The Overstory and Wolf Hall and Copperhead. And The Underground Railroad haha Great video!
I've only read ONE book on this list and it's Demon Copperhead. Totally the best book listed... I've read many authors on the list too, but not the chosen books, which is kinda funny to me.
@@NicolesBookishNook I probably should have included Demon Copperhead on my TBR but it’s getting so much attention that I’ll put it on the back burner for a few years.
@@anotherbibliophilereadsI honestly found it randomly scrolling, loved the cover, then clicked into the blurb and was wondering over by it being an Appalachian David Copperfield story, since a lot of my family’s from the Appalachians. And it is an AMAZING book. I hype it up with the rest of them 😂
I thought I was out of touch, but this proves it. I have a few of these on my shelves waiting to be read, but I haven't heard of probably 75 of these books. I've only read The Road, which I feel is overrated, and The Passage of Power, which is fantastic.
@@anotherbibliophilereads When people who love it talk about it, I feel like they've read a different book than the one I read. I'm glad they like it, but I sure don't understand the hype.
Oh this was so good. I'm an outlier and don't fit into the box of what goes on these "best books" lists. The cancer book you mentioned sounds interesting. Did it happen to mention anything about Mansanto owning the breast cancer gene? The company charges scientists to use it to research cancer. This seems morally wrong. I remember reading Nickel and Dimed ages ago; 2008? I was disappointed in her execution of the experiment. She also didn't really experience what true poverty is like. I added the Michael Chabon book to my goodreads tbr. ugh. I just heard about 2666 from ToReadersItMayConcern and I don't think he went into the details like you did. It sounds horrific. It sounds like a book the might be necessary? Please let me know. This is the second time I've heard it mention this week. How do these books make the list?
@@BookZealots Monsanto isn’t mentioned in Emperor of All Maladies. I did a word search on my Kindle to confirm my (not so good) memory. There is section in 2666 that describes the gruesome deaths of 100s of women (a lot of sex workers) and how few people actually care.
@@anotherbibliophilereads Thank you. I added both to my tbr. I think at this point, we've all known someone with cancer or someone who is in remission? etc. Is 2666 a modern day type Jack the Ripper?
OK ! So only half marks off in that case! When Mantel is mentioned my hackles go up - I detest her revisionism albeit fictional ! Keep up the good work!!
That’s a very deep rabbit hole to go down ! In a nut shell Thomas one of the most odious characters in British History and she basically tried to whitewash his character!!
Wow! I haven't read a single book you mentioned. I guess I'm not in the current of the mainstream. I'll have to look over the rest of the list and see it there is anything there.
I’m not surprised. There are still a few good titles on the list.
If you're open to the audio version, the recording of The Warmth of Other Suns is outstanding. Robin Miles is a fantastic narrator, and she makes the stories of these individuals really come alive. Also, nice to see your nods to Roth. 🙂
Audio would usually be my first choice for this type of books so it’s good to know about the excellent narrator.
Re: Cormac McCarthy. I haven’t read him, but I know what you mean about authors writing for Hollywood, rather than literature. I’ve seen this in other popular authors who had film adaptations made of their books. The prose becomes screenplay-esque. Sometimes it’s a shame, but with popular authors it’s almost what one expects.
Thanks for your succinct reviews of these titles.
😺✌️
I read Station Eleven as a book to screen read- knowing I’d watch the series. I thought the book was pretty good. The series was okay to a point.. and then just pissed me off to the point of not wanting to read her anymore.
I really wish you’d have put up the book covers. Interesting grading! :) I’ll give you a B++ Still, wanna read The Overstory and Wolf Hall and Copperhead. And The Underground Railroad haha Great video!
Get me wrong, Station Eleven and The Overstory are worth while reads, but I think there are better books on the list.
I've only read ONE book on this list and it's Demon Copperhead. Totally the best book listed... I've read many authors on the list too, but not the chosen books, which is kinda funny to me.
@@NicolesBookishNook I probably should have included Demon Copperhead on my TBR but it’s getting so much attention that I’ll put it on the back burner for a few years.
@@anotherbibliophilereadsI honestly found it randomly scrolling, loved the cover, then clicked into the blurb and was wondering over by it being an Appalachian David Copperfield story, since a lot of my family’s from the Appalachians. And it is an AMAZING book. I hype it up with the rest of them 😂
I thought I was out of touch, but this proves it. I have a few of these on my shelves waiting to be read, but I haven't heard of probably 75 of these books. I've only read The Road, which I feel is overrated, and The Passage of Power, which is fantastic.
@@MustReadMore I glad others agree with me about The Road.
@@anotherbibliophilereads When people who love it talk about it, I feel like they've read a different book than the one I read. I'm glad they like it, but I sure don't understand the hype.
Oh this was so good. I'm an outlier and don't fit into the box of what goes on these "best books" lists. The cancer book you mentioned sounds interesting. Did it happen to mention anything about Mansanto owning the breast cancer gene? The company charges scientists to use it to research cancer. This seems morally wrong. I remember reading Nickel and Dimed ages ago; 2008? I was disappointed in her execution of the experiment. She also didn't really experience what true poverty is like. I added the Michael Chabon book to my goodreads tbr. ugh. I just heard about 2666 from ToReadersItMayConcern and I don't think he went into the details like you did. It sounds horrific. It sounds like a book the might be necessary? Please let me know. This is the second time I've heard it mention this week.
How do these books make the list?
@@BookZealots Monsanto isn’t mentioned in Emperor of All Maladies. I did a word search on my Kindle to confirm my (not so good) memory. There is section in 2666 that describes the gruesome deaths of 100s of women (a lot of sex workers) and how few people actually care.
@@anotherbibliophilereads Thank you. I added both to my tbr. I think at this point, we've all known someone with cancer or someone who is in remission? etc. Is 2666 a modern day type Jack the Ripper?
The NYT released a second list - 100 Best Books of the 21st Century as determined by readers
@@patriciafay-f9l Yep. I have read 44.
Mantel’s trilogy on Cromwell (Thomas) not Cornwall…sorry !
I noticed that mistake in editing but show the correction in text.
OK ! So only half marks off in that case! When Mantel is mentioned my hackles go up - I detest her revisionism albeit fictional ! Keep up the good work!!
@@larrybowe774 I don’t know enough about the real Cromwell to understand what Mantel changed.
That’s a very deep rabbit hole to go down ! In a nut shell Thomas one of the most odious characters in British History and she basically tried to whitewash his character!!
Nodding along with most of your grades, but strong disagree about Nickel and d Dimed--I think about that book often
It is a subject that needs attention with better methodology.